Chris Gardner, The Inspiration Behind The Pursuit of Happyness on Turning Your Dreams Into Reality

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Learn to make dreams into reality with Chris Gardner, the CEO of Happyness whose inspirational story inspired the film The Pursuit of Happyness starring Will Smith, as he shares his best tips on succeeding in life and business in this clip from Season Two episode of Office Hours. Gardner and host David Meltzer chat about Chris’ newest book Permission to Dream, how we can empower the next generation to see a world of possibilities, and how Chris became the oldest recruit in the history of the Navy. — Office Hours features billionaires, millionaires, entrepreneurs, celebrities, athletes, and entertainers to talk about success, failure, and everything in between. Other guests from Season 2 include: Daymond John from Shark Tank, entrepreneur and best-selling author Ed Mylett, US Olympic beach volleyball legend Kerri Walsh Jennings, chef and restaurateur Wolfgang Puck, New York Times best-selling author, researcher, lecturer, and corporate consultant Dr Joe Dispenza, "The Iceman" Wim Hof, and Grant Cardone, CEO of Cardone Enterprises, Cardone Capital, international speaker, entrepreneur, and author of The 10X Rule. Stream Season 2 of Office Hours now on Apple TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Our first guest is Chris Gardner, CEO of Happiness.
0:07.7	Welcome to Office Hours, and I am so happy.
0:11.7	No pun intended, because this guy has made millions
0:15.1	if not billions happy.
0:17.0	He's the man that wrote the book,
0:19.4	Pursuit of Happiness, Chris Gardner,
0:21.9	but he has a new book that I want to talk to about.
0:24.3	Everybody knows him for Pursuit Happiness,
0:26.3	and they all have heard me say,
0:28.1	Chris, you got it wrong.
0:29.5	There is no Pursuit of Happiness.
0:31.4	Happiness is the Pursuit.
0:33.8	And I think that's what best suits your next book here,
0:36.7	Permission to Dream.
0:38.5	And what I love about your book, Permission to Dream,
0:40.8	which I have actually read,
0:42.0	because it gave it to me for my airplane ride home,
0:44.5	from the greatest penthouse I've ever seen in Chicago.
0:47.7	I'm not gonna give you the address,
0:49.3	but if you can find them, trust me, it's worth it.
0:53.4	Chris, you talk about giving permission to dream,
0:58.1	but dreaming not to make a reality, but to take action.
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